diff --git a/op/op.RemoveVersion.php b/op/op.RemoveVersion.php
index c05a2b780..7a989e250 100644
--- a/op/op.RemoveVersion.php
+++ b/op/op.RemoveVersion.php
@@ -40,6 +40,10 @@ if (!is_object($document)) {
 	UI::exitError(getMLText("document_title", array("documentname" => getMLText("invalid_doc_id"))),getMLText("invalid_doc_id"));
 }
 
+if (!$settings->_enableVersionDeletion && !$user->isAdmin()) {
+	UI::exitError(getMLText("document_title", array("documentname" => htmlspecialchars($document->getName()))),getMLText("access_denied"));
+}
+
 if ($document->getAccessMode($user) < M_ALL) {
 	UI::exitError(getMLText("document_title", array("documentname" => $document->getName())),getMLText("access_denied"));
 }